My coupe by 66Lincoupe

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6-10-2014

My Lincoln is completely gutted for interior and paint except for the dash base and column and has been sitting in primer in the workshop since August of last year. We've run into some family issues and some exciting work issues which may leave this project unfinished for another year. Hopefully things will work out but just in case I have inquired about some storage in the interim.

While cleaning the workshop I bumped the car with my hip and the door came ajar slightly (just bungees keeping it shut right now) and the underdash map light came on. I had forgotten to disconnect the battery when I stopped working on it last year. Curiosity got the better of me and I tried the key. Frankenstein fired right off after three or four revolutions... I backed him out of the shop, got a milk crate and drove him around the neighborhood until he warmed up. While not exactly a "cruise" it was satifying to get to drive him again after so long!

I had considered selling him again so I didn't have to pay for shipping but my wife (who is NOT a car person) said "Frankenstein is part of the family, you can't sell him". To use the words I use and personify the car after years of saying "the Lincoln" shocked me to say the least.

Pics in a while!

6-23-2014

Well finally off to paint... It has been a long road, but I think this is the downhill side. Not going for stellar, show winning stuff but a fun driver that I'm not afraid to park at WalMart.  Okay, maybe not that...

Out in the driveway waiting for the tow truck.

It started off as a great morning Saturday. I grabbed my trailer, got the car out of the barn and started to load it onto said trailer when all of a sudden "SCRRRRAAAAAAAPPPPEEEE"... the wide part of the car doesn't clear the fenders on my hauler anymore. When I lowered the car it brought the wide part of the sides down low enough to just scrape the fenders. You can just make out one of the scrapes in the photo.

Sooooo... After another 4 hours of metal work and some frantic calls to the shop Frankenstein is ready again. This time on a flatbed hauler.

Thanks Reijer! I haven't made a final paint decision yet but am leaning toward Ford Tuxedo Black. It is a metalflake black. But Ford RedFire is very appealing, too!

Since a lot of the body repairs went through the e-coat I used an etching primer. for the first coat it will be a high-build etching primer and then a guide-coat to get all the little stuff flattened out (again, not perfect but presentable) then a urethane sealer and then base/clear for finish. I was going to paint it myself, but the weather here is so OCD I can't get enough days in a row with ideal temperature and humidity for a successful paint job. And no one will rent a booth that is local. So I'll let a reputable shop have at it!